Comments on: Google Reviews Just Got Easier – G+ No Longer Required

By: Odi Cabansay

Odi Cabansay — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:43:45 +0000

There is a way. Get the google review API. It directly send people from your website to the 5 stars. Here’s the link: https://support.google.com/business/answer/7035772?hl=en

By: Silvio DiFiore

Silvio DiFiore — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:06:54 +0000

Hello All,
Can you please post the link again? The above links do not work and I would like to have one of our clients leave us a review on our Google page but they do not have a Gmail account.

Thank you!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 29 May 2017 01:19:28 +0000

This is crap news. Now you have to leave a first and last name and be subject to retribution if you give a bad review. It’s like voting, should be anonymous. But that’s Google for you.

By: Pamela Stevenson

Pamela Stevenson — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:11:01 +0000

In reply to Mike Blumenthal.

Hi Jon – this may be old news to you since its been a few months but…. your dreams (and mine) have come true. How to create a link directly to a Google business review is in this blog post.

https://www.webworksofkc.com/blog/get-more-google-business-reviews-by-giving-customers-a-direct-link/

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:45:29 +0000

Thanks for this – Testing on my mobile phone this afternoon revealed that I can ask people to look for my business in either Google Maps, Google.com in a browser or the Google App with the same result. I.e. when you find my business listing, select the location then look for the stars to review. I found that you don’t need to be logged in as a user which keeps my instructions simple. Though you will be prompted for a login or to create an account if you want to leave a review, which is what I’d want.

By: Rachel Rossicone

Rachel Rossicone — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:15:00 +0000

Hello!

If you don’t have a Google+ Profile and choose to leave a review giving your name, does Google create a G+ Profile for you with that name afterwards?

It happened for me when I tested it. Curious if this was happening for others.

Thanks 🙂
Rachel

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 18:14:13 +0000

In reply to Andrew Forster. @Andrew well at least easier for the 900 million active Gmail users!

By: Andrew Forster

Andrew Forster — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:50:24 +0000

Finally! Glad to see they’re making this easier!

By: Martin English

Martin English — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:37:47 +0000

In reply to Mike Blumenthal.

Hi Mike. Sincerely trust you are well. I avidly read as many articles that are written by you. My business partners too via certain websites.

I humbly suggest that Google really hasn’t got a clue about it’s audience whatsoever!

Envious of Facebook and YouTube. Frantically wondering why they didn’t comprehend the audience value of TripAdvisor (local SEO), but yet persistently attempts to push certain vain G related apps. Talk about a Carousal, Wave, Buzz, G +, the list seems to be endless.

By: Sherm Stevens

Sherm Stevens — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:53:15 +0000

To get the goofy Google URL review link to work on all browsers and devices I recommend editing the URL and remove the

‘sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2’

from the URL. Users still have too much to do to leave a review, always making it difficult to get them to leave one.

Again, HOW difficult would it be for Google to simply have a single reviews page for each business instead of their lame pop-up? Baffled by Google once again.